Hundreds of thousands voted on Monday in 51 assembly constituencies in the fifth phase of staggered elections in Uttar Pradesh, officials said. ....

An interstate criminal absconding for two years and wanted in nine cases of attempt to murder, robbery, and extortion has been arrested, Delhi Police said on Sunday. ....

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday met the family of one of the firemen who died while dousing a fire here and announced a compensation of Rs 1 crore. ....

A Class 10 student committed suicide by jumping off a multi-storey building here on Sunday, police said. ....

A girl student of Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya here has been arrested for allegedly molesting a seven-year-old minor girl in the school premises, police said on Sunday. ....

BSES Yamuna Power Ltd (BYPL), one of the three electricity distribution companies (discoms) in Delhi, on Sunday deployed an advanced Distribution Management System (DMS) in the Mayur Vihar area of the capital as part of efforts to automate the entire process of electricity management, the company said. ....

A young man was hacked to death for confronting a group that was hurling sexual abuses at some women performers in West Bengal, the state police said on Sunday. ....

Over 1.84 crore voters will on Monday exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 617 candidates in 51 constituencies during the fifth phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. ....

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday approved around 37 per cent hike in the minimum wages and termed it a "Holi gift" for the city's labour class. It now needs to be cleared by Lt. Governor Anil Baijal. ....

At least 16 people were killed on Sunday when a truck they were in rammed into the concrete barricade of a road in Meghalayas West Khasi Hills district, police said. ....